Move to build pressure on India

After the pledge of US and China about cutting the emission of greenhouse gas before UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen to beging from December 7 has put pressure on India to disclose its intentions on the vital issue of climate change. The US has pledged to cut emission of greenhouse gas by 17 per cent from the level of 2005 by 2020 and 83 per cent by 2050, while just after a day of US disclosure on the issue of Climate change convention China has also pledged to cut 40-45 percent by 2020, compare to the level of 2005. US is also the biggest emitters of carbon dioxide and China is also one of the biggest emitters of greenhouse gas. The last convention on Climate Change failed to reach any decision because of the biased approach of the rich nations and their intentions to impose considerable restrictions on only the developing countries. While the ground reality demands that the developed world must come forward and cut Carbon emission considerably and their approach must be to provide the clean and healthy environment of the world. They must must not adopt any bias. The last convention on Climate Change was stalled by India and China because of their blunt opposition to the biased and highhandedness of the developed countries led by the US.Now when US and China have disclosed its intention of cutting carbon emission, it is for India to come with considerate approach. Before the convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen, Commonwealth Group of Nation of 53 countries comprising developed and developing ones are holding a meeting to decide their resolution of Climate Change to be pursued in Copenhagen. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is participating in the meeting of (CHOGM) . The issue of climate change is going to dominate the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has already made it clear that India will not be a deal breaker but deal maker. But the Copenhagen convention is also a test for Ramesh to put India’s stand on cutting of emission of carbon reasonably and it is also required on India to mobilise support among the developing nations so that the developed countries could not act arbitrarily as far as cutting of carbon emission is concerned.It must be very clear that the developed nations must cut carbon emissions much more than the developing nations as they are the largest emitters of carbon also.